# ImageMeta

The **ImageMeta** object is retrieved from the [**Metadata**](metadata)**.image** or [**Metadata**](metadata)**.image\_text** properties. It provides access to metadata relating to picture files.

| Property Name       | Return Type | Description                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| _\<column keyword>_ | _variant_   | Returns the value of the specified column, as listed in the _Pictures_ section of the [Keywords for Columns](../../metadata_keywords/keywords_for_columns) page. |
